Brendan Rodgers Happier Than Ever At Celtic After Securing Title
Brendan Rodgers declared he had actually never been happier at Celtic after leading the group to a 4th successive title.
The a 13th William Hill Premiership crown in 14 seasons with a 5-0 win over Dundee United at Tannadice.
It was an 11th trophy for Rodgers during his 2 spells as Celtic manager and he can finish his third treble if his side beat Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final.
The 52-year-old appears to have actually restored his credibility with the vast majority of Celtic fans after leaving mid-season for Leicester in 2019 and he again repeated he is devoted to serving his three-year agreement.
Rodgers concurred it was reasonable to say he is better than ever in his task and included: "It's been interesting the last few months, people deciding where I was expected to be going and I wasn't delighted.
"But I would say listen to what I say, not what people try to expect my state of mind and what it may be.
Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers (Andrew Milligan/PA)
"I said 150, 200 per cent I'll be here for sure next season due to the fact that we wish to develop again, we want to grow.
"But what I'll also say, there's really, extremely couple of people that understand me and there's even less comprehend me.
"I do not have an agent, so I do not have a representative spinning a story for me or anything like that. So if there's a heading out there, I am informing you, it's a guess.
"But absolutely, I am so, so pleased.
"I came back because of the professional challenge of Celtic, knowing the pressures. My emotional accessory to the club plainly has me here instead of in other places. And simply the opportunity to be the finest supervisor at Celtic that I can potentially be. And days like this make it really special."
Rodgers added: "I said minimum I would be here three years.
"The big thing with Celtic, it has to do with having the energy. That's the big thing, and there's great deals of other things of course. As any manager, you require to feel wanted, you need to feel appreciated. You require to feel that you can establish a group, you can establish a club.
"So there's great deals of things that come into it, however I certainly understand that we wish to finish much better than we did last year. And after that I'll enter into next year very starving to beat this year, whatever we end up doing."
Celtic faced some early pressure before Ryan Strain's 30th-minute own goal began a flurry of objectives either side of half-time with Nicolas Kuhn and Adam Idah both hitting doubles to seal the title.
"I know there was a wee bit of chat around, tedious I believe the word was of someone, but it's not tiresome for me, for the football club," he stated.
"If we land at 15 points ahead with fives video games left and a plus-42 goal distinction ahead of our closest rival, I'll tell you what, that's not tedious, that's professionalism at its highest level and concentration and performances."
It was not all positive for Celtic. Jota went off with a knee injury in the very first half and was hobbling badly with his leg greatly braced during the events.
"The medical guys are taking a look at whether his meniscus is a little bit aching," Rodgers stated. "We'll simply need to assess that. They put it in the brace to secure it, however we'll see in the next number of days."
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin bemoaned the turning point.
"It sounds strange to sit here and state for the opening half an hour I believed we were great, the shape of the team was good and we were aggressive with the press, required Celtic into playing a lot longer than they would generally have liked," he said.
"But the very first objective was a real kick in the teeth offered it's a bit of misfortune.
"The second one originates from an appealing attack that we had, a tame effort on goal, however then within five or 6 seconds, with the pace of Celtic on the counter attack, the ball ends up in the back of your internet."